Luanda vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$517
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$825
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3779
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
66
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
2.49M
1.25M

The cost of living in Luanda is 29% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5315th and 4144th ($1047 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Angola and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Angola vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5283rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Sharjah

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Luanda Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$121
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.35%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11941
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$154
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16706
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492